Basket-supporting means



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HA@ J. E. MCGEE BASKET 4 SUPPORTING MEANS Filed Aug. 29, 1922 2 sheets-sheet 1 lwuemffoz cese E'. M9099.

Patented 3, 1923.

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This invention relates to improvements in basket supporting means and has for its object to provide' supporting means of such character that the basket. can be supported from various parts of an automobile or other places where a basket may have utility.

The various features of novelty andinvention will appear from the detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming a part of the specification, the combinatlve association of parts bein set forth in the appended claims.

In the rawings Fi 1 is an endl elevation of the im roved bas et supporting means showing`t e same as attached to the robe rail at the back of an automobile seat;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation ofthe invention showing the basket attached to a bow member of an automobile;

Fig. 3 is a similar vlew on an enlarged scale;

Fi 4 i's a bottom plan view of the bas# ket s owing a clamp member on oneof the su ortin rods;

1 5 1s the section on line 5 5 of Fig. 4, an

Fig. 6 is a view correspondin but showing a slight modiicatlon of the invention. A

Fig. 7 shows a modified form of clamp.

In the drawings the basket is generally indicatedby 1, and 2 indicates the bottom thereof. Extending lengthwise of the bottom of the basket is a pair of spaced rods 3,' these rods extending up along the ends of the basket and secured to the' rim thereof preferably by having the terminals of the rods 'hooked or looped thereover as at 4.

`Bridging these rods at the bottom of the basket 1s a ypair of brackets 5, and these brackets are preferably secured to the rods by having their ends looped over the same' as shown at 6, this arrangement allowingA the brackets to be shiftably sup orted by Bald rods. Extending through eai -parts 12" of the rods 12, comprises to Fig. 5

bracket 5 is a bolt 7 and mounted onlthe bolt is a clamp member 8, which preferably comprises two similar pieces. 9 vindicates a washer and 10 a butterfly nut on the bolt for effecting a gripping action by said clamps. l

The bolt 7 preferably passes through the middle of the clamp members to permit the formation of a pair of clamping sockets 11,

one socket on either end of the'bolt. Asso ciated with each of the clamps is one or more su porting rods preferably angular or L-shape rods 12, 12n indicating that partof the rod which is gripped by the clamp 8 and 121 the other partof the rod which is adapted to vbe gripped by other clamping means.

v The clamping means adapted to grip the clamps 13 consisting of two separatc'blocks, these blocks beingpreferably provided with a plurality of sockets 14, whereby the clamps may be -employed to grip only one of the ,section 12b as shown 1n Fig.'4 or both as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. 15 indicates the bolt which passes through the' blocks com' prising the clamp 13, and 16 the `butterfly Y nut on one end of the bolt 15 f or applying gripping orl clamping action to the clamp. The bolt 15 also passes through one-leg of a U-member 17, the bottom or transverse part of the U-member mounting a clam ing member 18 there being" a bolt 19 .w ich passes through the transverse part of the U and through the elements of the clam ing member .418, 20. indicating the butterfly nut on said bolt. The axes of the bolts 15 and 19 and the arms 12" of the angular rods 12 extend transversely with respect to each other and, consequently, the clamp 18 can be arranged `in a' great variety of ositions with respect to the support on w ich the basket is to be supported. In Fig. 1 the clamping mechanism on the arms 12" is vshown as adjusted for attachment to a horwasher between the head of the bolt and.A

the bottom ofthe basket. This arrangement may be employed whenthe distance between the clamps 8 has once been fixed and there is nofurther needof adjustment of the brackets 5 on the rods 3. It is within the scope of the invention, however, to dis- -pose the head of the bolt 7 below the basket as shown in F ig. 6, this arrangement per' .mittingl ready adjustmentv of the brackets 5 on the rods y It will now be seen that l have provided an assembly which can be readily attached 'to a basket such as a wire basket with a minimum amount of labor. To attach the assembly to the basket it is merely necessary to pass the ends of the rods 3 under the rii'n 'of the basket and bend the same overas at 4 to prevent separation of the rods` and basket. The bracket members 5 serve to maintain the rods 3 in spaced relation and, by reason of the fact that they are movably mounted on said rods, the distance between the clamps can be adjusted to suit th particular type of basket employed. urthermore, -by arranging the rods 3 longitudinally of the bottom ofA they basket,the rods serve to reinforce the bottom of l the basket, as will be readily appreciated. e rods 12 have their arms 12a and 12b of suicient length to allow a wide range of adjustment. By ireference to Fig. 1, it will be seen that the basket can be moved toward or from the bend of the rods -12 and the height of the basket with respect to the support A or B can be readily varied by sliding the arms 12b up or down with respect to the clamp 13. .1n Fig. 3 have shownthe arms 12b as gripped by the same clamping member 13. At times, however, it may not be expedient to grip both amembers 12b by the same clamp. In such event the arms 12b can be gripped by individu'al clamps as shown in Fig. 4f,- it merely being necessary in such cases to use duplicate clamping members.

it may be pointed 'out that the rods 3 can be made of a standard length which will be ong enough to take the iongestbasket that may be used, it being merey necessary to cut eti or shorten the rods for baskets of shorter length. rlhis permits economy of manu- Meeren faeturesince the assembly can be made in a standard size and be attached tobaskets of diiferent lengths in a-y very simple manner.

In Fig. 7 l' have illustrated a moditled form of clamping device by means of whlch the elements 13 are secured with an equally wide field of adjustment buteliminating the U-shaped element 17. lin this structure a threaded rod 19 is secured to one of the clamping elements 18 as by nuts 22 and 23 and the other clamping'element 18 adjustably secured thereon as by Wing nut 20. The clamping elements 13 are also secured on rod 19 between nut 22l and a wing nut 21.'

Other modifications will readily suggest themselves to thoseskilled in the art, but within the scope of the present invention.

What I claim is:

1. A basket supporting means comprising a pair of spaced basket engaging rods. a pair of basket engaging clamps connected with said rods, a 'a1r of substantially L- shaped rods slida ly adjustable in said clamps, and means associated therewith for securement to a support.

2. A basket supporting means comprising a pair of basket engaging rods, a p'air of basket engaging clamps also engaging said JESSE E. MCGLEE.

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